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I Confess: I Want to be Hot Too, But on My Own Terms
When you think personal trainer, do you think of some buff guy who goes to rich women’s houses and looms over them while they fling pink dumbbells around? That personal trainers are an extravagance for women with too much money on their hands? Irrelevant when you can watch workout videos on the internet? More
I have a small confession: I do not enjoy exercise (almost) ever. I know I write for a health and wellness site, and I most certainly do value having an active lifestyle, eating well and staying healthy, but I’m just not one of those people truly has a good time raising her heart rate. More
The idea that carnivorous cooking took us from cavemen to CEOs has been floating around for a while. But recent research suggests that it may be exercise — not meat eating — that helped humans grow bigger brains and gain intelligence. More
Men’s Health reports on a new study that says exercising in urban areas is worse for you than exercising in rural ones. Apparently people who live in a city and exercise outdoors regularly scored lower on cognitive tests than people who live in less urban areas. The culprit? Air pollution. Yuck. More
We became fans of Hilary Duff last summer when she told entertainment magazines she wasn’t imposing unrealistic deadlines on herself for losing pregnancy weight. Duff’s now tweeted a photo and triumphant ‘Yaaaa bitches’ about the size 26 skinny jeans she could wear once again, a refreshingly normal eight months post-baby.Even better, she credits her weight loss not to any crazy diet or faddish fitness regimen but to hard work and exercise with personal trainer and boxing instructor Gabe Johns. More
Your food may be giving your body what it needs for a more effective work out, but what about your “visual diet”? More
Another new study says that regular exercise is no match for the public health scourge of desk jobs. What are we supposed to take away from this? Actually, maybe something hopeful. More
Ladies, next time you park yourself on a bike in spin class or hop on a treadmill, take a look around. Did you end up next to another woman who is less fit than you? Don’t worry, according to a new study, this could be normal. But what does that say about us? More
Fancy fitness classes are out and back-to-basics workouts are in, according to the the American College of Sports Medicine. In a worldwide survey conducted by the ACSM, health and fitness professionals predict that 2013 will bring less high-concept, complicated or gimmicky workouts and more of a focus on simple strength, resistance and core training exercises. Three workout trends that previously appeared strong — Pilates, spinning and stability ball training — dropped off the top 20 list entirely, for the third year in a row. More
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True Or False: Marathoners Can Eat Whatever They Want
When you’re a pretty active runner (or you’re just getting started), it’s easy to get sort of starry-eyed over all the cool toys and swag that are available. But the truth is, one of the most beautiful things about running is how simple it is. And if you’re just running for fun–or even if you compete a little–a lot of the stuff that comes with it just isn’t useful, and can be distracting. Like these pieces of running gear, which, to be honest, you probably don’t need. More
We all know that childhood obesity is on the rise. And one would think that adding more sports and physical activity programs at school and after school would help reduce that. But according to a new study, it’s not. In fact, not only are these programs failing to help kids maintain a healthy weight, they are failing to get them moving at all. How can that be? More
The numbers don’t lie: Americans tend to hit the gym less when the weather gets bad. For those of us who walk to the gym (or prefer an outdoor workout), the early darkness, rain, snow, and general crumminess of fall and winter can definitely be a deterrent. But with the right layering solutions, you can get to and from the gym–or up and down the trail–with relative comfort and ease. And, as an added bonus, some of these pieces are cute enough to, say, wear straight from barre class to brunch. More
I’ve been a perfectionist since long before I had any other issues, though anxiety, depression and crippling self doubt eventually followed. I had disordered eating patterns well before I had body image issues, though now they have been intertwined for some time. And for me, part of my support network, part of finding my way back out of my impulses to control my food, part of my recovery, involved hiring a trainer. More
I’ve been doing Shaun T‘s exercise video series Insanity off and on for about two years now. My friends and husband all think that I am insane for Insanity. But they (and I) had no idea how insane things could get. Because this Saturday I had an opportunity to see Shaun T do a live demonstration of his workout at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. More
